pent-up

英 [ˌpent ˈʌp]

美 [ˌpent ˈʌp]

adj.  压抑的; 积压的; 感情抑郁的; 难以抒怀的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 压抑的；积压的
  that cannot be expressed or released
  1. pent-up frustration/energy
     压抑的挫折感 / 精力
• 感情抑郁的；难以抒怀的
  having feelings that you cannot express
  1. She was too pent-up to speak.
     她闷闷不乐，不想说话。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （情感、力量等）被压抑的，被抑制的
  Pent-upemotions, energies, or forces have been held back and not expressed, used, or released.
  1. He still had a lot of pent-up anger to release.
     他还有很多强压的愤怒要发泄。

英英释义

adj

• characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
  1. her severe upbringing had left her inhibited
  2. a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease
  3. their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions
  4. repressed rage turned his face scarlet
  Synonym:repressed

双语例句

• After decades of central planning and inward-looking policies, as China embraces the market economy and opens up, the pent-up energy and creativity of millions of Chinese have been unleashed.
  经过了数十年计划经济和内向型的政策统治后，中国进入了开放的市场经济的时代，中国几百万人民被压抑的能量和创造力终于获得了释放。
• A good argument allows you to release your pent-up emotions.
  痛快地争论一番可使你发泄心中被压抑的情感。
• People often use insults to express pent-up emotions, but insults put people down.
  人们经常用侮辱表达被压抑的情绪，但是侮辱只会更打击人。
• Though there had been no fight, he had at least vented some of his pent-up feeling.
  虽然没打成，他到底多少出了点气。
• He needs an outlet for his pent-up anger.
  他的满腔怒火需要发泄。
• The pent-up demand for financial services is evident in the ingenious improvisations that Africans are devising to meet it.
  非洲人对金融服务的需求被压抑已久，他们为满足需求而即兴设计出的新颖产品，明显体现了这一点。
• Mary could no longer contain her pent-up anger, and slapped her boss hard across the face.
  玛丽再也无法克制压抑的怒火，狠狠掴了老板的耳光。
• Why This Is a Mistake: Pets have pent-up energy that needs to be unleashed through physical activity.
  为什么这是错误：宠物有积蓄精力需要通过运动来发泄。
• As confidence returns, ambitious entrepreneurs will doubtless look to seize share and satisfy pent-up demand.
  在信心恢复之时，雄心勃勃的企业家无疑会寻求抢占市场份额、满足被压抑的需求。
• Screaming at the top of your voice is a good way of venting pent-up frustration.
  放开嗓子尖叫是发泄被压抑的挫折感的一种好方法。